This soldering station is amazing. The soldering iron I've had for the past 15 years has been a simple replacement with a chisel tip and no knobs, switches, or adjustable settings. The kind that doubles as a wood-fired iron. It also took 4 or 5 minutes (or even longer) to reach soldering temperature. This soldering iron blew my mind when I set it to 600°F and the tip got hot in just under 13 seconds! Yes, I have a stopwatch on my phone. Maybe modern soldering irons are like that now, but I'm just a hobbyist and don't make TONS of solder, mostly just repair work, so I don't know. That's why I give the iron itself 5 stars, but the additional station is also very practical. The holder and the cleaning tip can especially. The only thing that really bothers me is that the cord for the iron comes straight out of the bottom front of the station. So if you've got it set up and like me working right in front of it, there's a lot of cables. among you, and I was afraid of accidentally touching it with a hot iron. This is not a REAL issue and there is no point in downgrading the rating. In my opinion, this baby is definitely worth the money!